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Guess they must have been expecting some blowback from that whole colonialism thing.

This past summer the Department of Parks and Recreation instituted a detour on the Hudson River Greenway between 72nd and 83rd Streets, which takes cyclists along a hilly path through Riverside Park. The idea was to keep pedestrians safe...but it's not working out so well:

If you invest in mass transit, make it easier to walk and bike and take the bus, you’re improving the quality of life of many New Yorkers who will say, “Now that the subway is working and now that the bus is sped up and now that it’s safer to cycle because there’s a protected bike lane network, I’m going to actually abandon my car — use it less or abandon it entirely, and use these other methods.” A lot of places right now in New York City have transportation infrastructure, but not built in the right way for [residents], safe and reliable. That is the context we need to use here.